Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-01-27
CONGRESS-.
The Bill Creating the New Department
ofAgriculture Passes the House.
The senate Continues the Discussion
OF the Interstate Commerce Bili.
Other Legislation.
SENATE.

OF the Interstate Commerce Bill.
Other Legislation.
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SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-Hawley, from
the select committee on centennial cele-
bration of the adoption of the constitu.
ton, reported joint resolution provid
ing for the appointment of joint com,
mittee of five Senators and eight Repre-
sentatives to consider the expediency OF
holding, In 1872, an International exhib;
ton of industries and productions of Al
countries. Passed. Cockrell, from com
mittee on military affairs, repcrted bill
to amend an act providing for the music
and pay of certain officers and men Of
the volunteer service. Passed The Sen.
ate then took up the House bill to declare
the forfeiture of the lands granted the
New Orleans, Baton Rouge & Vicksburg
tRicco backbone road forfeiture to apply
to the lands east of the Mississippi and to
confirm to the New Orleans & Pacific
Railroad Co. (assignees of the other com.
pany) the other granted lands not forfeit
ed. Gibson offered an amendment, pro-
tecting the rights of the settlers, which
was agreed to and the bill was passed
without division.
HOUSE.
The House In the morn, ny hour resum
ed the consideration of the Joint resolu-
ton for the investigation Of the accounts
of the Pacific railroads, which was passed
without division. Crisp called up and
and the House proceeded to consider the
conference report on the Interstate com.
merce bill. After considerable debate be.
tween Crisp and Butterworth, on the long
and short haul clause. the former com
mended the bill to those representatives
of the people who believed there was
some substantial wrong being done bv the
ra.4.u..,. operations, VINO believed that
the murmurs of the people were well
founded and who proposed to make the
first assertion of the power of the govern
ment to control these corporations. Hop
kins, OF Illinois, supported the report.
Pending further debate, the matter went
over. The postofflce appropriation bill
was reported and referred. and the House
adjourned.
WAsHINdToN-The Senate this after
noon passed a bill authorizing the con-
struction of another bridge across the
Mississippi river at st. Louis. Mr.. Ed
munds, from the committee on foreign
relations, reported bill to authorize the
President of the United States to protect
and defend the rights of American fishing
vessels, American trading vessels, and
vessels in certain cases, and for other
purposes. Mitchell, of Pennsylvania,
from the committee on pensions. reported
back favorably the House bill for the re-
lief of dependent parents and honorably
discharged soldiers and sailors now dis
abled and dependent upon their labor for
support. After executive session, the
Senate adjourned.
Warrington, of Illinois, from the com
mittee on public building, reported a bill
for the completion of a public building
at Nebraska City, Nebraska Referred
to committee of the whole The House
resumed consideration of the conference
report on the Interstate commerce bill.
Remarks were made by various members.
Weaver, of Iowa, said that in compliance
with the oft-repeated pledges made to his
constituents, and in obedience to the die
tates OF his conscience, he must oppose
the bill He had heartily supported the
Reagan bill, but the bill now presented
was substantially the Cullom bill, which
the House had once refused to pass.
Pending further debate, the matter went
over. A bill was passed authorizing the
construction of bridge over the Missis
sippi river at ST. Louis. Mr.. Crisp tried
10 obtain night session for debate on the
Interstate commerce bill but failed, and
the House, at 5:45 p. M. adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Hoar
called up the conference report on the
electoral bill, which was agreed to with
out further discussion and without divis-
ion. and the Senate at o'clock went into
$, crot session. When the doors were re-
opened the Senate adjourned
HOUSE,
The House passed resolution calling
on the Secretary of the Treasury TO in.
form the Honse the sums Of money which
were owing to the United States on the
LIST of JanuaIy 1887. from the Pacific rail
roads, The object Of the resolution is to
get the opinion Of the treasury depart
ment as to its effect on the passage Cf the
House funding bill. The Into -St tie
Commerce bill was taken up. and the on
sideration of the same continued at an
evening session. Hepburn, OF Iowa, sup
ported the bill, as did also Henderson.
Mr.. Burrows, Mich.) thought that it
would be conceded by everybody that
there was a necessity for invoking the
power Of Congress to regulate commerce.
MIR. Stone. Mass,) hailed with joy the
prospect of the immediate passage Of the
nenping bill. The bill was further advo-
Gated by Messrs. Cox IN. c., Gof CIV.
Va.). LaFollette (WiSs.). and Brumm
(renn.) Mr.. Omen (Miss,) wanted the
bill recommitted and said as it stood he
would not vote for it, At 1885 the
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-There was
another long secret session of the Senate
this afternoon, The British extradition
treaty was under consideration and elicit
ed heated debate. Finally Mr.. Vest NOV
ed to strike out of the treaty the fourth
article, excluding from the provisions of
extradition those charged with political
crimes, which is interpreted to mean those
who have used or contemplated the use
of dynamite. This created something OF
sensation, meeting warm opposition,
and the Senate adjourned without action.
HOUSE.
After the reading of the Journal, the
Speaker stated that the regular order was
the vote upon the adoption of the con-
ference report on theInter-State commerce
bill. Several motions we're made, but all
were voted down. A vote was then taken
on the adoption of the conference report.
Ii was agreed to-yeas, 2l9; nays, Al.
The following voted in the negative:
Allen of Massachusetts,, Anderson Of
Ohio, Bliss. Boutelle, Boyle, Bragg,
Brumm, Campbell of Ohio, Caswell, Dbl
BILE, Ely. Evans FELTON,, Findlay, Freder-
lex, Gay, Gilfillan, Grosvenor, Hayden,
Hill, johnson, of New York, Kelley,
Ketcham, Libby, Long, Markham, Martin.
MeKenna, Miller, Morrow, Oates, ONeill
of Pennsylvania, O'Neill, of Missouri,
Ranny, Reed, of Maine, Rice, Seymour,
Wadsworth, Wait. Werner, Of Iowa and
White, of Pennsylvania
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. The bill forfeit
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